Word: bemba
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Barbie's defense during the trial was in the hands of his controversial lawyer, Verges, a flamboyant Marxist with strong sympathies for Third World causes. The lawyer, who is known for taking on the legal defense of accused terrorists, brought in to help him Jean-Martin M'Bemba, 45, an attorney from Brazzaville in the Congo, and Nabil Bouaita, 36, a lawyer from Algiers. In the closing days of the trial, Verges and his two aides began the long-advertised attempt to put France rather than Barbie on trial. Verges sought to shift the focus of attention from Barbie...
Following up on Verges' theme, M'Bemba cited the 1947 murder of thousands of rebellious Africans by French settlers in Madagascar. "Can we judge Barbie after what happened then?" asked M'Bemba. "If there is a race that has been perpetually oppressed from slavery until now, it is the Negro race." When the Congolese lawyer said he had shaken Barbie's hand as a mark of respect when he met him, a murmur ran through the courtroom. M'Bemba snapped back, "I can understand your reaction. You have not lived what I have lived...
...chicken soup -so-called Jewish penicillin-really does help to cure a cold (it comforts nasal passages). They show why Chinese drink no milk, discuss the Aztec hunger for human flesh (people who ate people were the victims of protein deficiency) and explain why Africa's Bemba society would collapse into chaos without beer (a major source of nourishment as well as a ceremonial beverage). Consuming Passions may not make consumers appreciate the Chinese taste for sea slugs or the African appetite for insects. But most of its hors d'oeuvres and entrées will make...